THE SURFARIS HIT CITY '64 VERY RARE ORIG '64 DECCA STEREO LP IN SHRINK STUNNING

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·       THE SURFARIS – HIT CITY ’64 – ORIGINAL 1965 DECCA RECORDS STEREO LP DL-74487

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK DECCA LABEL WITH COLOR SPECTRUM  BAND ACROSS THE LABEL

·       VERY RARE STEREO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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The Surfaris' Hit City '64 album was one of the final gasps of strong American surf recordings, released as the British Invasion was changing the musical landscape forever. Originally released on the Decca label, this is a fun mixture of Trashmen/Kingsmen surf instrumentals and rowdy frat rock. Along with goofy cover versions of "Be True to Your School," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Louie, Louie," and "Sugar Shack," it also contains the blazing surf instrumentals "Scatter Shield" and "Earthquake." A majority of these songs have been reissued on the CDs Surfaris Stomp and Wipe Out: Best of the Surfaris, both available on Varese Sarabande.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY AL CAMPBELL, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging. (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a small quality control (inspection) stamp on the back panel   (BARELY VISIBLE)

-         Cover has a visible wrinkle (crease) in the cardboard base on the front panel ( apparently, a minor cover construction flaw)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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